vbarberini

vbarberini

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  • First photos: British Airways’ new A380, 777 first class suites

    Nov 26, 2024, 05:09 PM

    A vast improvement. Although I do see shades of SQ’s original Suites design. Although to be fare BA are not renowned for their innovation. 

  • My first impressions of Cathay’s new 777 business class

    Nov 01, 2024, 11:44 PM

    Good as the suite may be, I simply won’t book a long haul flight on a 777-300… the aged type is noisy and the cabin air is horribly dry. Not a pleasant modern flight experience, no matter how pretty the seat looks. 

  • Flight mode off: I tried mobile roaming on a plane

    Nov 01, 2024, 11:37 PM

    I was considering the whole ‘flight mode’ issue on a domestic sector yesterday. Is keeping your phone OFF flight mode still an impediment to aircraft systems? In the old 2G days it was, but is that still so? I really have no idea but would like to know what the science says. Call me c...

  • Virgin launches lifetime Velocity status, Platinum Plus

    Oct 17, 2024, 12:56 PM

    On the whole a welcome development, esp. for long neglected Plats. I will easily slot into the Plat Plus tier, but as others observe and not withstanding the new local call centre (most welcome), added benefits announced today for Plat Plus don’t amount to much. Especially when you consider...

  • Sydney Airport launches new Uber pickup zones

    Sep 18, 2024, 08:35 AM

    Sounds like MEL. Fine if you like Uber, but if you prefer an alternative…Can’t help feeling this sort of arrangement, like in MEL, is driven as much by financial arrangement with Uber than any long term benefit or provision of choice to the travelling public. Profit first. 

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  • LGBTQI+ & Qatar

    Nov 14, 2024, 11:33 PM

    Dear JohnThey may not know your sexuality, but one must surely have principles one stands by. As a gay man that includes not giving my business to nations (or their government owned businesses) that have laws that overtly seek to restrict my liberty; the basic freedoms others might take for grant...

  • VA remove points activity from mobile app

    Nov 09, 2024, 12:48 AM

    Anyone else irritated by VA removing the ability to see points and status activity from their latest app release. Worse still, in order to see these details they now want to you download a separate Velocity app. Crazy stuff imo… who wants to switch between two different apps to deal with f...

  • Velocity Platinum ‘Support’ Issues

    Jul 28, 2024, 11:03 AM

    VAs offshore call centre is diabolical. In my experience they often need guiding (from me as a ff) to achieve even the most simple of tasks. Try reaching out to corporate affairs in BNE if you can’t get a resolution. Sadly though this issue of poor offshore (and presumably cheap) call centr...

  • Does VA take its most frequent fliers for granted?

    Jun 24, 2024, 10:18 AM

    Do those running VA ensure the airline acknowledges its most frequent, frequent fliers. Be great to get the views of multi-Plats especially. Sure, VA have the status tiers; but for a certain group of fliers even Platinum status is attained or retained within a few short months.This group of flier...

  • VA's refurbed birds… opinions?

    Feb 28, 2024, 03:25 PM

    Flew Business on one of VA’s refurbed 737-800s today. (I’m fortunate that I have flown D with them for more than a decade.) Interesting to note the divider between D and Y had gone, along with the ‘snake’. Needless to say it resulted in a stream of Y pax queuing (QF-style)...

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